Happy International Women’s Day 2024
March 8, 2024BPW International Members Working at Leaders' Summit on March 8, 2024 Today, March 8, we celebrate International Women's Day. The theme set by the United Nations, Investing in Women: Accelerating Progress emphasizes the importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in...
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Happy New Chinese Year of the Dragon!
February 9, 2024Click on the photo - © www.jacquielawson.com Happy New Chinese Year of the Dragon! BPW International wishes everyone prosperity, happiness and health under the sign of this mighty spirit. Dr. Catherine Bosshart, BPW International President 2021-2024
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Candle Lighting Ceremony 2024
January 7, 2024More than 90 years ago, in 1930, BPW International was founded by Dr. Lena Madesin Phillips from the United States of America and a few years later she conceived the idea of the Candle Lighting Ceremony. As we perform this ceremony, we will evoke historical memories, the many accomplishments and...
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BPW International Video 2024
January 4, 2024BPW International continues to grow and thrive. We show the update of BPW International in our promotional video 2024. You can find the video on YouTube. Feel free to use it, for example to put it on your club website. If you need an mp4 version for this, order it here. We would be happy if our BPW...
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Happy New Year!
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BPW International (International Federation of Business and Professional Women) – 22 Rue Rothschild, CH-1202 Geneva
December 7, 2023Where is the address of BPW International's headquarters? Since the decision at the 2011 Congress in Helsinki, it has been established that BPW International has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva is the city where BPW International was founded in 1930. The address of the headquarters...
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BPW International Constitution and Regulations – Invitation to a Zoom Meeting with the BPW Latin America Region – Dec 9, 2023
November 26, 2023BPW International Constitution And Regulations The journey so far … from 2011 to 2023: 2011: Registration to be obtained in Geneva, Resolution adopted at the XXVII BPW International Congress, Helsinki. 2021-2023: Existing Constitution and Regulations required review, what was found, what...
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Misery and Despair After Natural Disasters – President’s Message
September 14, 2023Earthquake in Morocco - Sept 8, 2023 Once again, we stand stunned before the destruction wrought by the forces of nature. The earthquake of Friday, September 8, 2023, caused endless damage in Morocco. In the Atlas Mountains, the earthquake has left a trail of devastation. Over 2,000 people are...
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Global Summit of Women in Dubai 2023 – Report and photos
July 7, 2023Global Summit of Women, Dubai – May 4-6, 2023 A large part of the Executive attended with me the Global Summit of Women in Dubai which was this year dedicted to the topic: “Women: Leading a New Climate of Change”. As always, Irene Natividad managed to assemble a fantastic group of women...
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3rd Young BPW Asia Pacific Symposium – Photos from the President’s Archive
July 5, 20233rd Young BPW Asia-Pacific Symposium, Taoyuan, Taiwan – April 21-23, 2023 We presented you the Young BPW Asia-Pacific Symposium in Taoyuan in our last Newsletter and on the website of BPW International in Asia Pacific News. Find here some more photos out of the archive of the International...
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Short Visit of BPW International President to BPW Philippines
July 3, 2023On my way to Taiwan, I made a stop in Manila to visit our new Federation in the Philippines. Gracefully hosted by the President of the Federation, Myrna Yao, I got to know some beautiful spots of the country and met with the Presidents of the Clubs of BPW Philippines. Photos: Kindly provided by...
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BPW International President visits BPW Malaysia
July 2, 2023Visit to BPW Malaysia - April 14 to 17, 2023 In 2021 Malaysia had become a Federation in spring 2021. To me it was very important to pay a visit to this new Federation and to get in touch with its Clubs. The timing was not ideal. It was the time of Ramadan. Nevertheless, President Rozaini managed...
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BPW International Visit to BPW Nepal
July 1, 2023Nepal - März 28-April 3, 2023 During my visit, Nepal was celebrating its 50th anniversary. Representatives of the different Clubs came to Kathmandu to celebrate this important day. I was accompanied by VP Toyting Chularat and we were introduced to several projects on the ground, e.g. Sewing...
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BPW Pakistan – 19th Hazrat Kadija-Kubra(ra) Conference in Karachi – 20-21 March 2023
June 30, 202319th Hazrat Kadija-Kubra(ra) Conference in Karachi, Pakistan The International President took the occasion of the above-mentioned conference to pay a visit to the Federation of Pakistan. She got to know some of the projects which had been undertaken by the founder of the Federation, Dr. Salima R....
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Flooding in Emilia Romagna, Italy – 4 sections of BPW Fidapa Italy affected
May 31, 2023Care Socie BPW La natura può distruggere interi mezzi di sussistenza in alcuni momenti. Questo è successo di nuovo nella Regione italiana dell'Emilia Romagna. La gente poteva solo guardare come la loro casa era in balia delle forze distruttive dell'acqua. In questa Regione FIDAPA BPW Italy ha 4...
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Easter Greetings
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✝︎ Marlene Parenzan – BPW Austria, BPW UN Representative in Vienna
April 2, 2023Obituary Marlene Parenzan, 1937-2022 - BPW Austria, BPW International UN Representative in Vienna by Dr. Catherine Bosshart, BPW International President 2021-2024 In 2012 when I was appointed Main Representative to the UN in Geneva, I met Marlene Parenzan the first time in Vienna. I will never...
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BPW International Help “Earthquake in Turkey & Syria”
February 11, 2023Again, a catastrophic disaster strikes the human beings, the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The images of destruction are horrific and do not let one rest. Our thoughts are with the people in the disaster area who survived the earthquake, but now have to live on in great hardship and severely...
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Deadlines – BPW Leaders’ Summit & Clare Fulcher Dinner New York
January 31, 2023Leaders' Summit and Clare Fulcher Dinner in New York - March 3-5, 2023 Please pre-register with the online forms and buy your ticket by using the link, which will be then sent to you. New deadline for pre-registration: February 10, 2023 New deadline to purchase* the tickets: February 20, 2023 ...
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BPW International Video 2023
January 12, 2023BPW International is growing and thriving. So, it was imperative to create an update for 2023 from our promotional video of 2022. You can find the video on YouTube. Feel free to use it, for example to put it on your club website. If you need an mp4 version for this, order it here. We would be...
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Candle Lighting Ceremony 2023
January 12, 2023More than 90 years ago, in 1930, BPW International was founded by Dr. Lena Madesin Phillips from the United States of America and a few years later she conceived the idea of the Candle Lighting Ceremony. As we perform this ceremony, we will evoke historical memories, the many accomplishments and...
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Happy and joyful new year 2023!
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